§ Mr. RooneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he will amend the BBC Agreement to enable the Department of Social Security to make certain payments to the BBC in recognition of the fact that, from 1 November, people aged 75 or over will become entitled to free television licences. [129384]
§ Mr. Chris SmithThe amendment to the BBC Agreement [Command 4797] has been laid before the House of Commons today. Copies have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses and in the Vote Office.